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1982.
In continuation of the above two studies, the present study was
undertaken to investigate water quality changes arising from mass-bathing
in complex estuarine/coastal environments of the river Ganga to
make the study complete and more meaningful. The present publication,
ADSORBS/8/1983-84, brings to the fore the pollution potential assessment.
of those small stretches during mass-bathing.
The Central Board acknowledges the cooperation received from the
Depart- ment of Environment, Government of West Bengal and the other
State organi- c sations particularly the Public Health Engineering
Department, Alipur Division - and West Bengal State Water Pollution
Control Board whose untiring efforts made the wheels of the mobile
laboratory (BODHAN) reach the 'Sagar Islands', 7 km from the main
land into the sea.
The Central Board appreciates the effort of the Scientists and Engineers,
as appended in the list overleaf for making the project a success.
The - India is a riverine country. -Rivers in India have been regarded
from time immemorial as sacred water bodies, a holy dip in which
purges away sins. Being obsessed by such faith, people bathe in
these rivers. River Canga -the greatest among all-houses bathing
centres as Hardwar, Allahabad and Varanasi in the State of Ut tar
Pradesh and Canga Sagar confluence of the Canga o.nd the Bay of
Bengal in the State of West Bengal. Millions of people take holy
dip on som'3 auspicious occasions with very little concern about
whether the rivers are or would be polluted or not. The Central
Board fu the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution recognized
this" fact and conducted a series of investigations on changes in
water quality with particular reference to bacterial hazard to the
down-stream people consequent upon mass-bathing in a swiftly nowing
unidirectional fresh river water at upper reaches of the Canga on
the occasions of Ardh Kumbh at Hardwar during April, 11-14, 1980
and at Allahabad during January 10-25, 1982. In continuation of
the above two studies, the present study was undertaken to investigate
water quality changes arising from mass-bathing in complex estuarine/coastal
environments of the river Canga to make the study complete and more
meaningful. The present publication, ADSORBS/8/1983-84, brings to
the fore the pollution potential assessment. of those small stretches
during mass-bathing.
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